Star Trek Voyager Special Features - Star Trek: The Experience, Part 2

Star Trek Voyager Special Features - Star Trek: The Experience, Part 2

Star Trek: The Experience was a US$70 million permanent Star Trek-themed attraction at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel, owned by Cedar Fair Enterprise, containing shops styled after the Deep Space 9 Promenade, a restaurant styled after Quark's, The History of the Future Museum (which was a large collection of props and artifacts), and the Klingon Encounter and Borg Invasion 4D rides. The store was the largest Star Trek-themed store in the world.

The Experience opened with 2,500 on hand for a gala premier on 3 January 1998. It was originally a property owned by Paramount Parks, built by Landmark Entertainment resort/theme park developer and coordinated by the Paramount/Viacom licensing division. It was sold to Cedar Fair, owner of Knotts Berry Farm, with the other Paramount Parks division amid the parent Viacom split of CBS and Paramount Pictures in 2006. The facility played host to parties, receptions, weddings, scheduled events, and conventions. Those who wished to hold their wedding there could have it in Starfleet uniform on the bridge of the USS Enterprise-D, with Star Trek aliens such as Ferengi and Klingons as witnesses. The bridge facility was available for photo opportunities and costumes could be rented for the same.

Star Trek: The Experience "Klingon Encounter" and "Borg 4D" adventures uniquely combined ride simulators, accurately detailed sets, special effects and trained, dedicated costumed live actors to make guests truly feel they were actually in the Trek universe. The site offered tie-in parties, photo opportunities and sidebar events when Creation Entertainment's annual Star Trek convention was held at the Hilton in August.

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[eric3060]

That's me as the Borg in the costume contest at 4:50 :-)

[Mobiusgen]

Cool :)

[rezsky404]

this place was awesome!!!! i remember when i took a picture with a female ferengi, and went to quarks bar and then ate some klingon food with tribble tenders and a warp core breach.

[rosscairns95]

loving the food menu names :P wrap of kahn xD

[spike378]

enterprise series killed it.

[cldstrife]

@tyraela115 They closed as the contract with Cedar Fair and the Hilton was up and Cedar Fair didnt want to continue it. Its still rumored though to trying to find another home in Vegas witha different backer.

[FLAME4564]

breathtaking is all i can describe.

Gene Rodenberry would probbly be adored by many at things like this if he were still alive.

Shame he had to die. Anyways live long n prosper star trek universe.

[tyraela115]

But why in Federations name would they close it? Was it not profitable enough? It`s probably Ferengi`s fault! Any ideas?

[Wired2X]

Borg, the other red meat...

[JakeT7]

So weird to close it before the new movie came out.

[tsunamaisurfer606]

If I ever get enough money i am just restroing this thing ok No one willl stop me or they will be vaproized by the phasor that i bought there hahahahaha

[tk4227]

@eric3060 sweet costume dude